木を見て森を見ず

きをみてもりをみず

Meanings

  • Expression

    1. to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture.

Word informations

  • Common word: no
  • JLPT Level: None

Kanji

木tree, wood
見see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
森forest, woods

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